Lady&#39;s slip



Feb. 21, 1967 A. N. HALL 3,304,942

LADY'S SLIP Filed March 1, 1965 INVENTOR. ICE NORMAN HALL ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,304,942 LADYS SLIP Alice Norman Hall, Minneapolis, Minn., assignor to Munsingwear, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., a corporation of Delaware Filed Mar. 1, 1965, Ser. No. 436,110 2 Claims. (Cl. 128-454) This invention pertains to a slip having a stabilizing strap therein and more particularly to a topless slip with a stabilizing strap maintaining the garment in position and elastic material attached thereto for snugly embracing the body along the upper portions of the garment.

In general, in prior art ladys slips the wearer has on a brassiere which is in turn covered by the upper or top portion of the slip. These prior art slips do not fit snugly to the body along the upper edge of the slip and do not fit smoothly over the brassiere. Because the prior art slips generally encompass the body relatively loosely there is a tendency to have them wrinkle and bunch up, thereby causing unsightly and somewhat embarrassing deformations.

In the present invention the upper portion of the slip normally covering the brassiere has been eliminated and a stabilizing strap, which passes under the breasts and over the shoulders to provide shoulder straps, maintains the slip correctly positioned on the body and prevents the slip from sagging, etc. The upper portion of the sides and the back of the slip is composed of an elastic material, in a lace-like form for aesthetic value, which is fixedly attached at either end to the stabilizing strap. Thus, the stabilizing strap always maintains the same position relative to the body but the elastic strip along the top of the slip will stretch from the stabilizing strap along the back and sides. This stretching of the elastic strip maintains the upper portion of the slip snugly in contact with the body throughout any movement or position of the wearer.

Also, in the present invention a strip of elastic material is attached to the stabilizing strap so as to partially cmbrace the underside of the breasts thereby partially uplifting the breasts and aiding in maintaining the stabilizing strap correctly positioned under the breasts and snug against the body.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved ladys slip.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved ladys slip which does not wrinkle and bunch up thereby producing unsightly deformations in the outer garments.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a ladys slip which snugly embraces the body along the upper portions thereof and which is always correctly positioned on the body. 7

These and other objects of this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the accompanying specification, claims, and drawings.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the figures:

FIG. 1 is a front view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the present invention, portions thereof broken away; and

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary detailed view of a portion of the stabilizing strap.

In FIG. 1 the numeral designates a tubular shaped main body portion of the slip. The tubular portion 10 is substantially form fitting about the waist and hips as indicated in FIGS. 13. In the present embodiment the tubular portion 10 of the slip is constructed from four cloth panels 12-15. Panel 12 forms the front, panel 13 3,304,942 Patented Feb. 21, 1967 forms the left side, panel 14 forms the back and panel 15 forms the right side of the tubular portion 10 of the slip. The tubular portion 10 has a strip 11 of lace fixedly attached along the lower edge thereof to add beauty to the slip.

A stabilizing strap generally designated 16 has a somewhat U shape with a mid-section designated 17 and the ends of the stabilizing strap designated 18 and 19 forming the arms of the U and providing a portion of the left and right shoulder straps respectively. The mid-section 17 of stabilizing strap 16 is fixedly attached along the upper edge of the front panel 12 of the tubular portion 10.

The stabilizing strap 16 is composed of a non-stretchable material 16a, a portion of which is seen in FIG. 4, having a lace pattern overlay 16b sewed to the outer surface thereof to beautify the strap 16. The stabilizing strap 16 and the tubular portion 10' are constructed so that the mid-section 17 of the strap 16 fits fiat against the body just under the breasts. In FIGS. 1, 2 a brassiere 20' is illustrated in position on the wearer to illustrate the relationship between the brassiere 20' and the slip.

A relatively narrow strip of elastic material 21 formed in a somewhat lace-like pattern to improve the overall appearance of the slip, is attached to the stabilizing strap 16 along the upper edge of the mid-section 17 and portions of the ends 18 and 19 which form the arms of the U. This strip of elastic material .21 slightly overlaps the brassiere 20 providing a smooth wrinkle-free juncture between the two garments. In addition, the narrow strip of elastic material 21 partially embraces the breasts and provides a slight uplift therefor as well as aiding in maintaining the stabilizing strap 16in the correct relative position on the body.

A strip of elastic material 22, which in this embodiment is substantially wider than the strip of elastic material 21, has its lower edge fixedly attached to the upper edge of the panels 13, 14 and 15 of the tubular portion 10. The ends of the elastic strip 22 are fixedly attached to a portion of the ends 18 and 19 of the stabilizing strap 16 near the mid-section 17. The elastic strip 22 is composed of a lace-like cloth which adds to the overall appearance of the slip. The stabilizing strap 16 maintains the ends of the elastic strip 22 substantially stationary relative to the remainder of the slip and the wearer. While the stabilizing strap 16 maintains the front portion of the slip fixedly in place relative to the body the elastic strip 22 fits snugly against the body and allows for any movement thereof by stretching outwardly from the stabilizing strap 16. The elastic strip 22 fits snugly against the upper portion of the body during any movements or in any position of the body so that the slip blends smoothly into the contours of the body in a wrinkle and bulge free fashion.

Referring to FIGS. 3, 4, adjustable means 23 and 24 can be seen. Adjustaib-le means 23 and 24 are fixedly attached at one end to the ends of the stabilizing straps 18 and 19 respectively. The other ends of the adjustable means 23 and 24 are fixedly attached to the upper edge of the elastic strip 22 approximately in line with the junctures of the back panel 14 with the side panels 13 and 15 respectively. Thus, the arms 18 and 19 of the stabilizing straps 16 fixedly attached to the upper edge of the elastic strip 22 by means of the adjustable means 23 and 24 provide shoulder straps for maintaining the slip on the wearer. The adjustable means 23 and 24 are a conventional loop of ribbon-like material the length of which is adjustable :by means of small buckle-like fasteners 25, 26. The stabilizing strap 16 is not elastic and the correct length of the shoulder straps is adjusted to the wearer by the adjustable means 23 and 24. The elastic strip 22 forming the upper portion of the slip will maintain the slip snugly in contact with the body in spite of slight variations in the size or shape of the wearers.

Thus, the disclosed slip will conform readily to slight variations in size or shape and will embrace the body smoothly to provide a wrinkle and bulge free garment. In addition, the stabilizing strap 16 maintains the slip correctly positioned on the wearer and substantially prevents sagging and the like as well as rotary or vertical movement with respect to the wearer.

While I have shown and described a specific embodiment of this invention, further modifications and improvements will occur to those skilled in the art. I desire it to be understood, therefore, that this invention is not limited to the particular form shown and I intend in the appended claims to cover all modifications which do not depart from the spirit and scope of this invention.

I claim:

1. A ladys slip comprising:

(a) a tubular portion substantially form fitting about the waist and hips;

(b) an elongated stabilizing strap having a somewhat U shape with the mid-section of said U fixedly attached to the upper edge of the front of said tubular portion and adapted to lie under the breasts of the wearer;

(c) a strip of elastic material having one longitudinal edge fixedly attached to the upper edge of said tubular portion along the back and sides and each end of said strip fixedly attached to said stabilizing strap along an arm of said U in juxtaposition to the closed end of said U;

(d) means adjustably attaching the ends of said stabilizing strap in a spaced apart relationship to the upper edge of said strip at the back of said slip, said attaching means and said stabilizing strap being sufiiciently long to form a pair of shoulder straps; and

(e) a strip of elastic material fixedly attached at its ends and lower longitudinal edge to the stabilizing strap within the bight of the U and adapted to partially embrace the underside of the breasts for partial uplifting thereof.

2. The ladys slip of claim 1 wherein the elastic material is composed of lace-like cloth.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,584,556 2/1952 Cousins 273 X 2,614,257 10/1952 Kramer et al, 273 2,675,553 4/1954 Elliott 273 2,880,731 4/1959 Kendall 273 X JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

H. H. HUNTER, Assistant Examiner. 

1. A LADY''S SLIP COMPRISING: (A) A TUBULAR PORTION SUBSTANTIALLY FORM FITTING ABOUT THE WAIST AND HIPS; (B) AN ELONGATED STABILIZING STRAP HAVING A SOMEWHAT U SHAPE WITH THE MID-SECTION OF SAID U FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO THE UPPER EDGE OF THE FRONT OF SAID TUBULAR PORTION AND ADAPTED TO LIE UNDER THE BREASTS OF THE WEARER; (C) A STRIP OF ELASTIC MATERIAL HAVING ONE LONGITUDINAL EDGE FIXED ATTACHED TO THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID TUBU LAR PORTION ALONG THE BACK AND SIDES AND EACH END OF SAID STRIP FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO SAID STABILIZING STRAP ALONG AN ARM OF SAID U IN JUXTAPOSION TO THE CLOSED END OF SAID U; (D) MEANS ADJUSTABLY ATTACHING THE ENDS OF SAID STABILIZING STRAP IN A SPACED APART RELATIONSHIP TO THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID STRIP AT THE BACK OF SAID SLIP, SAID ATTACHING MEANS AND SAID STABILIZING STRAP BEING SUFFICIENTLY LONG TO FORM A PAIR OF SHOULDER STRAPS; AND (E) A STRIP OF ELASTIC MATERIAL FIXEDLY ATTACHED AT ITS ENDS AND LOWER LONGITUDINAL EDGE TO THE STABILIZING STRAP WITHIN THE BIGHT OF THE U AND ADAPTED TO PARTIALLY EMBRACE THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BREASTS FOR PARTIAL UPLIFTING THEREOF. 